Queensland legend Johnathan Thurston hopes Maroons selectors stick with under-fire halfback Ben Hunt for the third State of Origin game. It comes less than a week after Thurston said Hunt …
Manly coach Trent Barrett has described trying to get Martin Taupau home as a “disaster”, and isn’t confident of his star front-rower playing against Penrith on Saturday. Taupau took to …
Instead of Queensland’s maligned No.7 Ben Hunt, Wayne Bennett reckons it could so easily have been Latrell Mitchell feeling the State of Origin heat if NSW lost game two. Former …
These former Bulldogs might be out learning new tricks, but Josh Reynolds and Moses Mbye are feeling for their old home. Mbye, along with the returning Robbie Farah, will make …
The value of Luke Hodge’s leadership to Brisbane’s AFL cause will be further underlined as they adjust to the loss of key defender Harris Andrews, coach Chris Fagan says. Vice-captain …
Adelaide coach Don Pyke hopes a return to basics will help his team break out of their worrying form slump and propel them to an AFL finals berth. The Crows’ …
Hawthorn four-time premiership star Cyril Rioli is back in Melbourne but remains on indefinite compassionate leave. Rioli, who hasn’t played since round four due to a knee injury, was granted …
Carlton coach Brendon Bolton has defended their past month as he plots an AFL ambush to honour Kade Simpson’s 300th game. Simpson will become only the fifth Carlton player to …
Nathan Buckley’s confidence that it’s not all about the money for Jordan De Goey appears well-placed. The 22-year-old is understood to have turned his back on a reported $5 million, …
Penrith coach Anthony Griffin is hopeful nailing down a stable squad will be a key factor when star halfback Nathan Cleary begins negotiations on a contract extension at the end …
The nightmare ordeal of New Zealand’s players in the United States has not stopped Wayne Bennett from issuing an ultimatum – rugby league must take a “global view” or it …
Jon Patton looms as the man that must step up against Hawthorn at Spotless Stadium on Saturday night, when Greater Western Sydney start AFL life without suspended forward Jeremy Cameron. …
The Brumbies have received a boost going into their vital Super Rugby match against the Hurricanes by securing the signature of scrumhalf Joe Powell for the next two years. Powell …
Wayne Bennett wants to know if he has a future at Brisbane, saying the board’s lack of a succession plan is unlike the NRL club. Bennett, 68, is off contract …
Adelaide’s cursed injury run has claimed Cam Ellis-Yolmen for their must-win AFL match against West Coast. Ellis-Yolmen was among six inclusions for Saturday’s Adelaide Oval clash. But the Crows ruled …
Brumbies co-captain Christian Lealiifano’s future in Australian rugby is still up in the air after he signed a contract in Japan. The playmaker will join Toyota Jido Shokki when the …
Leading Sydney jockey Brenton Avdulla has secured a short-term contract to ride in Japan. Avdulla will take up the challenge on August 4 and will be riding for leading trainer …
A Queensland jockey has been stood down for allegedly providing a sample of fake urine to stewards. The female jockey gave the sample to Queensland Racing Integrity Commission stewards at …
